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the great war syndicate(媾尸仭杵紗)-及25何蛍

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cried an old captain of an English ship´of´the´line�察�who was sitting near by。 

;What   you   are   talking   about   is   not   war�   �We   might   as   well   send   out   a 

Codfish Trust to settle  national   disputes。  In   the  next   sea´fight   we'll   save 

ourselves the trouble of gnawing and crunching at the sterns of the enemy。 

We'll simply send a note aboard requesting the foreigner to be so good as 

to send us his rudder by bearer�察�which�察�if properly marked and numbered�察�

will be returned to him on the conclusion of peace。 This would do just as 

well as twisting it off�察�and save expense。 No�察�sir�察�I will not join you in a 

julep�   �_I_   have   made   no   alliance   over   new´fangled   inventions�   �Waiter�察�

fetch    me    some    rum    and    hot  water� ─   �In   the   midst   of   the  profound 

satisfaction     with   which    the   members      of  the  American      War    Syndicate 

regarded      the    success    of   their   labours��labours      alike    profitable    to 



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themselves   and   to   the   recently   contending   nations��and   in   the   gratified 

pride   with   which   they   received   the   popular   and   official   congratulations 

which were showered upon them�察�there was but one little cloud�察�one regret。 

In   the   course   of   the   great   Syndicate   War   a   life   had   been   lost。   Thomas 

Hutchins�察  �while   assisting   in   the   loading   of   coal   on   one   of   the   repellers�察�

was accidentally killed by the falling of a derrick。 The Syndicate gave a 

generous   sum   to   the   family   of   the   unfortunate   man�察  �and   throughout   the 

United   States   the   occurrence   occasioned   a   deep   feeling   of   sympathetic 

regret。   A   popular   subscription   was   started   to   build   a   monument   to   the 

memory of Hutchins�察 �and contributions came�察 �not only from  all parts of 

the United States�察�but from many persons in Great Britain who wished to 

assist   in   the   erection   of   this   tribute   to   the   man   who   had   fallen   in   the 

contest which had been of as much benefit to their country as to his own。 

Some weeks after the conclusion of the treaty�察�a public question was raised�察�

which at first threatened to annoy the American Government�察�but it proved 

to    be   of   little  moment。      An     anti´Administration        paper     in  Peakville�察�

Arkansas�察�asserted that in the whole of the published treaty there was not 

one   word   in   regard   to   the   fisheries   question�察  �the   complications   arising 

from which had been the cause of the war。 Other papers took up the matter�察�

and   the   Government   then   discovered   that   in   drawing   up   the   treaty   the 

fisheries business had been entirely overlooked。 There was a good deal of 

surprise   in   official   circles   when   this   discovery  was   announced�察  �but   as   it 

was considered that the fisheries question was one which would take care 

of itself�察�or be readily disposed of in connection with a number of other 

minor points   which remained to be settled   between the two   countries�察�it 

was decided to take no notice of the implied charge of neglect�察�and to let 

the matter drop。 And   as   the opposition party  took   no   real   interest   in the 

question�察�but little more was said about it。 Both countries were too well 

satisfied   with   the   general   result   to   waste   time   or   discussion   over   small 

matters。 Great Britain had lost some forts and some ships�察�but these would 

have   been   comparatively   useless   in   the   new   system   of   warfare。   On   the 

other   hand�察  �she   had   gained�察  �not   only   the   incalculable   advantage   of   the 

alliance�察�but a magnificent and unsurpassed landlocked basin on the coast 

of Wales。 The United States had been obliged to pay an immense sum on 



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account of   the  contract   with the War  Syndicate�察 �but this   was   considered 

money so well spent�察�and so much less than an ordinary war would have 

cost�察�that only the most violent anti´Administration journals ever alluded 

to   it。   Reduction   of   military   and   naval   forces�察  �and   gradual   disarmament�察�

was now the policy of the allied nations。 Such forces and such vessels as 

might be demanded for the future operations of the War Syndicate   were 

retained。 A few field batteries of motor´guns were all that would be needed 

on   land�察  �and   a   comparatively   small   number   of   armoured   ships   would 

suffice to carry the motor´guns that would be required at sea。 Now there 

would   be   no   more   mere   exhibitions   of   the   powers   of   the   instantaneous 

motor´bomb。 Hereafter�察�if battles must be fought�察�they would be battles of 

annihilation。 This   is   the   history  of   the   Great   Syndicate War。 Whether   or 

not the Anglo´American Syndicate was ever called upon to make war�察�it is 

not   to   be   stated   here。   But   certain   it   is   that   after   the   formation   of   this 

Syndicate   all   the   nations   of   the   world   began   to   teach   English   in   their 

schools�察  �and   the   Spirit   of   Civilization   raised   her   head   with   a   confident 

smile。 



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